Roofing



J. DUBREUIL 'I RooFING' I Fehjz'v, `1940.

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Inventor zzz? ttomeys f@ Q5@ A Y i Patented Feb. 27, 1940 UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE ROOFING Joseph Dubreuil, Taschereau, Quebec, Canada Application February 10, 1939, Serial No. 255,689

' 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to improvements in roofing.

An object of the invention is the provision of roofing of generally improved design.

Another object of the invention is the provisie of roofing constructed so as to allow contraction and expansion of the rooting parts. v

A further object of the invention is the provisionof roong of the above character designed to efficiently shed water therefrom.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of roong of the aforesaid character which is durable in construction and which can be conveniently assembled.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of roong of the above character which is relatively simple and inexpensive in construction.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description progresses.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the same:

Figure l. is a transverse section through a gable f .form of roof with the improved rooiing thereon,

Figure 2 is a similar view showing a gable roof with a lean-to structure at the side,

Figure 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 1, and

vFigure 4 vis a 'fragmentary plan of the assem-v bled rooflng viewed from line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, F generally designates a roong frame embodying king-posts I `supported on tie beams II and including sloping rafters I2 supporting longitudinally extending purlins I3.

The improved rooting assembled on the framework essentially embodies elongated coveringl strips I5 and joined strips or battens I6 usually assembled in transversely extending positions,l

(Cl. B- 12) is shaped to provide a beveled triangular shaped Vlongitudinally extending ridge 25, slightly olf the transverse centre providing a comparatively narrow groove 26 and a Wider groove 21. Thus, the inner surface is provided at each side margin withthe ridge 28 rounded at the inner edge, `assl shown to advantage at Figure 3. l,

During assembly, the main roofing strips" I5 are laid in parallel position spaced from". one another and one side portion is securely fastened to the roof frame as by nails 30 driven transversely through the wider ridge portion 22. The

battens I6 are thereafter positioned upon ad jacent side portions of the covering strips, the narrower groove 26 in the underside thereof rbeing shaped to fit snugly on the wider ridge 22 of the strip, while the wider groove ofV the batten accommodates therein the narrower ridge portion 2| of the covering strip, as clearly illustrated at Figure 3. A nail, or other suitable fastening means 3|, driven through the centre of each batten I6 into the framework serves to rmly secure the batten in position. As will be noted from the drawing, the ridges and grooves on the battens and covering strips are designed so that the outer face of the batten ridges will fit against the fiat margins of the cover strips to provide a firm joint effectively covering the spacing grooves between the cover strips land at the s-ame time allowing for transverse contraction and expansion of the cover strips relative to the battens.

The sloping top surfaces of the battens and the concave grooves inthe cover strips are designed to effectively drain the water from the roong by directing the same into the draining channels.

This construction provides relatively simple and ei'licient roofing which affords a long lasting roof covering effectively protected against leakage and injury due to the accumulation and freezing of water thereon.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes as to the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In roong of the character described, a plurality of spaced covering strips having their outer surface shaped to form a centrally disposed longitudinally extending channel and upstanding ridges at the side margins, a plurality of recessed hatten strips tted over the adjacentfridge's of each pair of covering strips to cover the space there-between and to overlap the adjacent ridges of covering strips, means for securing one side y of each covering strip in lxed position, and means extending through the battens and between adjacent covering strips for immovably securing the hatten' strips in position. y 'JOSEPH DUBREUIL. 

